[Ford's earnings](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/ford-motor-f-earnings-q2-2026.html) are coming tonight and Wall Street expects 35 cents per share on $45.86B in quarterly revenue. The real test isn't whether they beat — it's whether working capital compression is hiding operational deterioration. Energy majors like $XOM show the same pattern: revenue holding up, but accrual quality collapsing as inventory, receivables, and payables all move the wrong direction simultaneously.

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